Ghana's The 3rd Generation band was formed in the late '70s led by Rockson, who was a soldier at the time. The band recorded only six tracks, all for Essiebons,including the two featured here. 'Because Of Money was featured on Soundway's excellent 'Ghana Soundz' ... read more »

'Gloria Glorinha' is a quirky, upbeat MPB-funk tune with soaring vocals, JB-esque stabs, horns and bubbling piano. It was originally released as part of a 4-track 7-inch EP on Odeon in 1970. 'Coqueiro Verde' is taken from Erasmo's sought after 'Erasmo Carlos E Os ... read more »

Antonio Adolfo E A Brazuca's 'Dois Minutos De Um Novo Dia' is a pacey samba-funk-MPB track that originally appeared on a 7-inch from 1969, released by Odeon Brazil. Expect soaring vocals, strings and horns over alternating full and half-time funk drum breaks. Very big ... read more »

Produced by Fruko, this is a highly sought after Afro-Latin Disco Fuentes 45 from Columbian group The Afrosound, covering The Chakacha's 'Fiebre En La Jungla' with additional erotic vocals! This song never appeared on any of their LP's. Wganda Kenya's 'Tipit Heyd' is a ... read more »

'Aynotché Tèrabu', featuring Equators Band, was originally released on Amha Records in 1975 and consists of driving Ethio funk with big vocals and drums. 'Mètch Ené Terf Fèlèghu' was originally released on Kaifa in 1973 and features ... read more »

Reissued on CD is an extremely hard-to-obtain full-length from the Ghanaian master composer, producer and musician. Originally released in 1982 by WEA, and in Germany in 1985 by Ambolley himself, the songs perfectly fuse elements of highlife, disco and boogie, with ... read more »

Reissued on vinyl is an extremely hard-to-obtain full-length from the Ghanaian master composer, producer and musician. Originally released in 1982 by WEA, and in Germany in 1985 by Ambolley himself, the songs perfectly fuse elements of highlife, disco and boogie, with ... read more »

Ambolley's debut solo album, originally released in 1975 and written and produced with Ebo Taylor fuses highlife, Afrobeat folk and funk. This legendary Ghanaian album has one of the most iconic covers ever.

Ambolley's debut solo album, originally released in 1975 and written and produced with Ebo Taylor fuses highlife, Afrobeat folk and funk. This legendary Ghanaian album has one of the most iconic covers ever.

Two superb Latin tunes on one 7-inch platter. 'Figa De Guiné' is an uptempo jazzy bossa groove, laden with percussion and drums taken from the 'Semideus' soap opera. The track originally appeared on the 'Semideus' soundtrack-LP by Som Livre in 1973. 'Alibabà ... read more »

Here's a vinyl reissue of the duo's debut-LP, originally released in 1971 by RCA Brazil. Born in Bahia, Antonio Carlos and Jocafi formed a very successful writing duo that worked with the likes of Wilson Simonal, Rosinha De Valença, Trio Mocotó, Milton Banana, ... read more »

Here's a vinyl reissue of the duo's debut-LP, originally released in 1971 by RCA Brazil. Born in Bahia, Antonio Carlos and Jocafi formed a very successful writing duo that worked with the likes of Wilson Simonal, Rosinha De Valena, Trio Mocot, Milton Banana, Toquinho and ... read more »

Hailing from Ghana, The Apagya Showband was formed by the legendary Ebo Taylor and Gyedu-Blay Ambolley after they left the Uhuru Dance Band. The group produced only a couple of singles. 'Tamfo Nyi Ekyir' is a joyous, uptempo Afro-funk groover, laced with horns and highlife ... read more »

Mulatu is an Ethiopian born instrumentalist, composer and arranger extraordinaire. Schooled in the UK and then the USA, Mulatu fuses jazz, latin and traditional Ethiopian styles to create a unique sound, most commonly referred to as Ethio-jazz. Over the past decade years he ... read more »

Mulatu goes Afro-Latin, with steel drums courtesy of Frank Holder. 'Assiyo Bellema' was recorded during Mulatu's time in London, during which he met Frank, along with many others including Tubby Hayes and Joe Harriott. 'Hasabe' was originally released on Amha Records in ... read more »

Love for Atmosfear was born out of the underground UK dance scene of the early 1980s; from nightclubs, pirate radio shows and soul weekenders. The band's most notable track 'Dancing in Outer Space' - included here on the CD version as a bonus - is a certified classic. It ... read more »

Love for Atmosfear was born out of the underground UK dance scene of the early 1980s; from nightclubs, pirate radio shows and soul weekenders. The band's most notable track 'Dancing in Outer Space' - included here on the CD version as a bonus - is a certified classic. It ... read more »

Azimuth's 'A Manha' is a key track from the group's classic self-titled 1975 LP. Lush percussion laden, rhodes driven jazz-fusion groover. The legendary trio are one of the most well-known and most loved Brazilian exports, still regularly touring, including dates worldwide. ... read more »

A splendid Brazilian jazz-funk-fusion album from the legendary Azymuth, originally issued in 1977, is now available again! The music moves from mellow soulful moods, into screaming disco-jazz fusion, samba funk and synth boogie, and ends with a tough 160bpm Batucada workout.

A splendid Brazilian jazz-funk-fusion album from the legendary Azymuth, originally issued in 1977, is now available again! The music moves from mellow soulful moods, into screaming disco-jazz fusion, samba funk and synth boogie, and ends with a tough 160bpm Batucada workout.